Ecology Summary - Calcinus vachoni

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Ecology of Calcinus vachoni

Main Ref.	Davie, P.J.F., 2002
Remarks	Inhabits hard bottoms (Ref. 88738) of sublittoral coral and rock reefs (Refs. 8423, 81753). Facultative associate of Pocillopora species. Uses shells of Drupa spp., Drupella spp., Conus spp., Mitra spp.; Latira spp., Cymatium spp., Coralliophila spp., and Cronia spp. (Ref. 88738).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Calcinus vachoni may be found.

Habitat

Substrate	Benthic: mobile; Hard Bottom: rocky;
Substrate Ref.	Davie, P.J.F., 2002
Special habitats	Coral Reefs;
Special habitats Ref.	Davie, P.J.F., 2002

Associations

Ref.	Poupin, J., C.B. Boyko and G.L. Guzmán, 2003
Associations	symbiosis;
Associated with	Facultative association: Pocillopora spp.
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
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Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition
From individual food items
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